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Wildfire briefing: France

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Data up to: 1 Nov 2026, 18:40 UTC

Probable fires in France in the last 24 hours: 1, with 11 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 1 Nov 2026, 15:54 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 6.

France is running at 6.7 times the usual for this point in the year: 98,642 hectares burned up to week 43, against an average of 14,642 in 2006–2025 (Copernicus EFFIS). No year between 2006 and 2025 had burned this much by now.

Forecast fire danger for today near Maripasoula: high (FWI 29), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

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WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: France”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/france/briefing (accessed 1 Nov 2026, 18:40 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus EFFIS, ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

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Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) · Copernicus EFFIS · ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0)

A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.

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